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From:
Kent williams
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Andrew Hime
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Date:
Sun, 28 Jul 2002 15:01:54 -0500 (CDT)
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Re: [idm] Hard disk DJs 'spin' MP3s
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On one level it isn't a big deal to learn how to mix records, but it really is a trick to work a crowd with music, and an even bigger trick to keep a crowd with you when you break out unfamiliar music. And the biggest trick of all is to dramatize what you're doing into an actual performance. Go see Terrence Parker, Carlos Souffront, DJ Bone, Boo Williams, Anthony Shakir, Disco D, and you'll know there's more to DJing than not bumping the tone arm. I have On Sun, 28 Jul 2002, Andrew Hime wrote:
quoted 6 lines On the other hand, a lot of dance music DJs will tell you it's dead easy> > On the other hand, a lot of dance music DJs will tell you it's dead easy > too. I make my DJing be about my track selection - I don't bother with > mixing, usually - DJ conventions bore me. > >
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